ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

[Oswald goes a bit pale at that, freckles standing out more starkly]

Well...before we resign ourselves to that, I'd want to look for more information.

[enigmaster]

...Where are you even going to look?

[agoodname]

I don't know. I haven't thought of it before. But we won't know until we try.

[enigmaster]

...I've been trying to find out things about... all of this, for a while. It hasn't really led anywhere, other than... a bunch of scams, mostly.

[agoodname]

Okay. Well that's...that's good. So that means we can eliminate what you've already tried and go from there.

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[enigmaster]

...I guess, yeah. Mostly it's been... stupid stuff. Crystals or candles or--

2/2

[enigmaster]

[wait a sec] --Ah!

[agoodname]

[Oswald blinks] --what?

[enigmaster]

I-- There was, um... with the rest of my stuff. I had something with me. This pendant...

[agoodname]

Oh, that--[Oswald pushes off the bed, moving to a duffel bag on a chair in the corner and digging through it, before pulling out said pendant and bring it over] You mean this?

[enigmaster]

Yeah... [He'll take the pendant and... right away, drops it, as it starts to glow and there's a feeling of familiar wrongness in his head.] Ah...

[agoodname]

[YEAH NOPE as soon as it starts to glow, Oswald is reaching out to try and snatch it back]

[enigmaster]

[Edward breathes a little heavily.] That... That felt... familiar...

[agoodname]

[HMMMM DISLIKE Oswald frowns, looking down at it.] Where...did you get this? Because it was definitely glowing. [which is about the time Elijah's going to materialize in the room, floating in] "Ah, you're awake. Good. We were concerned."

[enigmaster]

I don't know, just... a store in town, I thought it was-- [And he looks up, though, at Elijah.] Oh... um... yeah, I'm alright... [Hey, Oswald, funny thing. The pendant starts to feel warm and... Your dad's there. Visible. And audible.]

[agoodname]

[At first, Oswald doesn't notice. Elijah's behind him, after all, and the pendant suddenly getting warm is more than enough distraction. He frowns, looking down at it--] "Alright? Are you certain?" [That is more than enough to get his attention. He hasn't heard his father's voice in so long, but he could never forget it. Oswald freezes, heart suddenly in his throat, as his head jerks around, body following, to stare, wide-eyed, at his father. The movement gets Elijah's attention, of course, and his attention turns briefly to Oswald--though he blinks at the staring. At his son staring right at him.] ...Father?

[enigmaster]

Mm, yeah, I'm-- [Except then Oswald freezes and that is hard to miss. All of that is hard to miss. And then he... and then he looks at Elijah. Talks to him.] Wh... Wait, what...?

[agoodname]

"...Oswald?"[Elijah's brow creases into a frown] "Oswald, can you...see me?" [Oswald just...nods. Numbly. He...doesn't even know what to do, really, he just sits there, dumbly holding the necklace.] "I...oh. My boy, I--I'm not sure--" [Elijah's glance flicker's briefly to Edward, as shocked as any of them] "Edward?"

[enigmaster]

[Yeah, uh... Edward is busy just staring in... shock? Amazement? Both? And a lot more.] I... How is this...

[agoodname]

"I'm afraid I don't know, I--"

[and that's about what Oswald hears as the necklace slips from his numb fingers to clatter onto the floor--and his father abruptly vanishes]

"--I'm not entirely sure what's happening--" [Elijah continues, but Oswald jolts with a gasp]

Father? [he interrupts, looking around the room like he can no longer see him, brow furrowing]

[enigmaster]

[Edward blinks...] He's... He's still here. [what the fuck is happening...] Can-- You could see him, right...?

[agoodname]

I-I...yes. For a moment, I could...I could see and hear him, I-- [this is so much. This is so much and he's exhausted, and he has no idea what is even happening right now, and he's pale and wan] "I..." [Elijah's attention flickers from Oswald to Edward and back again, his own eyes wide.] "He can't see me now."

[enigmaster]

...No. Not now. [He glances down. At the pendant, which Oswald dropped.] ...It's because of that. You could see him because of that, somehow, I think...

[agoodname]

[both Oswald and Elijah follow Edward's gaze to the pendant on the ground]

...oh. [there's something about Oswald's voice that sounds...off. It wavers, briefly, for a moment, before going flat.] Is it...is that what you were wearing when you had a stroke?

[enigmaster]

Yeah. Yeah, I... well, I was wearing it for a bit before, too. ...I think I... I remember, now... everything was... bright? There were these colors everywhere. It was like... [He's quiet, thoughtful.] Like I could see everything...